The Meat Up Grill

First the Meet up burger is a slider and salty The fries look like frozen fries. We asked for the cheese and got it when fries were getting cold. Philly cheesesteak not worth the price as it was small and salty. Chocolate shake. Small cup, overly priced and cup was uneven we had to hold it up the entire time. Needles to say almost $,60.00 for 4 items is ridiculous. If food was sized bigger, and good maybe. I dont mind paying that. Seriously I will never go back, salty, burgers are sliders, french fries look like frozen fries.

The staff was nice which made the atmosphere feel comfortable right away. They have indoor seating that’s clean and cozy, perfect for sitting down to enjoy a meal. The food was absolutely delicious—especially their burgers, which were cooked perfectly and full of flavor. Overall, it’s a great spot to grab a bite to eat, and I’d definitely recommend it to anyone looking for good food and good service.

Awesome local spot that serves delicious freshly made food. I love the vibe of this restaurant, the meal was perfect as well as the great service. The Mango Slushy was my favorite thing, they have a great menu and I’m looking forward to trying more options. This place is very affordable as well! Went back a week later to try the ribs, same great service and good food!

Meat-up Grill has been a stalwart favorite from the second they opened. We order from them about once or twice a week, and every time they add something new to their menu, it's like Christmas. The latest addition (chicken chili mac and cheese) is superb, with a pleasant but not overwhelming kick, their shakes (especially the pumpkin, the caramel toffee, and chocolate shakes) are thick creamy goodness, and their soups are to die for. I would love it if they would also offer their crispy buffalo chicken nuggets as a separate item (instead of it being a topping for the 420 mac and cheese and some salads) but either way, you literally cannot order bad food here. I hope they never stop being awesome (and also, if they read this, bring back more soups, and never get rid of the chicken chili mac and cheese)!!

Honestly, the staff is really nice and helpful when you don't know what to order and our new to the neighborhood . Food is really good. I have no complaints.

I stopped in on my work break to grab a quick bite. This place caught my attention. There’s a welcoming atmosphere when you walk in. Lots of space and pinball machines for 25 cents a game. The cooks are fast and the young lady at the counter was very personable. Here I ordered the Buffalo chicken sandwich with a side of small fries and a ginger ale. This came up to about $19 bucks. The cool part about the chicken sandwiches is that you have the option to make any one grilled or fried. I enjoyed my sandwich a lot. It was crispy and the Buffalo sauce was very rich. Bun was toasted perfectly. Pickles were fresh. Crinkle cut fries were perfect. I’d definitely come back again. Thanks guys!

Disappointment or disaster I’m not sure which comes to mind first. The loaded fries are underwhelming. The $8 onion rings are not worth it by any means. But worst of all for the name and pictures that show a nice big burger, and you see a good portion of meat, there’s absolutely none of that here. I got the Steakhouse burger but they should call it the steakhouse SLIDER. It’s tiny, an actual size of sliders in a real steakhouse. It’s about half the size of a normal patty and everything supposed to be inside is as timid as the flavor. The cheese I’m still looking for and thank goodness I paid extra for mushrooms so something would be in there. Not to mention this is definitely not real brisket! I guess you have to buy the hulk burger if you want a normal sized burger in this joint. BUYER BEWARE.

I honestly don’t know why I haven’t showed up to this location much sooner, the food is outstanding. I ordered the Nash Crunch Chicken Sandwich which is on the additional menu. That thing had a lot of flavor and the chicken was really crispy even with it being doused in sauces and melted cheese. I enjoyed the crinkles cut fries very crispy as well. I’m not an onion ring fan but I ordered both sides anyway and they were actually good with the sauce that it comes with. Fiancee wanted the salad and she had no complaints. I timed from when I ordered to receiving and it was 20 mins flat so if you don’t have any patience I’d prefer you call in advance but don’t fret because everything definitely tasted fresh and is worth the time. I’m anticipating another visit soon to try that supposed Hulk Burger. Definitely amazing food!

While the food is flavorful, the portions are very small. We ordered a burger, 420 Mac and bbq ranch chicken salad. The salad portion was the size of a fast food chain and almost $20 and the burger was also close to $20 with no fries. The mac was on point! Would love to order again, but their portions should be larger.

Tasty smash cheese burger, pretty small but good for a quick bite. Anything that is not explicitly stated on the menu item adds up real quick, like cheese etc. so watch out thinking you are getting a burger closer to the cheaper side ($9) and end up paying over $12 for a couple of things you thought were basic and included. We ordered a couple of basic burgers and nothing else, very slow afternoon on a off-season Sunday, and it took them around 30 minutes to prepare. Staff was courteous. They have 3 pinball machines I guess you can use to kill some time while waiting. No outdoor tables, so not pet-friendly.

My go to burger spot whenever I'm in rockaway. The burgers and onion rings are yummy and saucy. They have some tables but even if you order the food to go it's fresh and stays hot. We went on July 4th and tried the mac and cheese topped with chicken nuggets and scallions this time. Creamy mac and cheese with white meat chicken nuggets on top?? Insanely good.

Delicious food and salads and the perfect place to go if you're on a diet or weight watching. A quite Friendly and personable staff too but avoid going there when you're feeling hungry.

Got delivery so maybe that was the problem but the food looked nothing like the pictures! Got the loaded fries a chicken sandwich that came just the chicken and pickles had to put the sauces on and a burger that were all blah. The best thing was the mozzarella sticks.

Not sure why it took me this long to try this burger place out. I guess i never had a good burger experience in Rockaway and therefor assumed this be same old crap, thick slab of meat, but was in for a surprise! This cheeseburger was perfect! Fresh, crisp! Just delish! Fries perfection too and lets talk about that burger sauce! If unlike shake shack style burgers this is it but better! Yet to try other items but so glad i found a local burger joint for my picky family to enjoy! Another great thing, they sell their sauces too:) Their Milkshake menu! What u waiting for! Run for Rockaways best burger bar!

Love this place! Everything is perfect! Best mozzarella sticks I've had in recent memory, glorious cheese fries, super Caesar salad. Just really great food that is fast! Great pinball machines!!

This is my second time ordering their tenders and Fries. I'm not sure why but each time the tenders are like on the verge of being burnt. The fires are good but the chicken is so over done it's almost completely dry and it looks burnt .

Came here during the summer to enjoy the Roackaway Beach and since The Meat Up Grill is so closed by the water I had to check them out. The location is just a walking distant from the beach so that's a huge plus because all I had to do was order my meal and walk back to the beach soak up the sun some more. As for the the restaurant itself, it's nice, spacious and clean. The decor is modern and the staff seems friendly. They have high chair dinning set up for those that opt to dine in As for their menu, I came here twice already for their grilled truffle cheese sandwich. It's sooo good and even though it's a bit pricy, it's worth the treat. The cheese is gooey and the truffle flavor is spot on with a nice balance of honey sweetness drizzled on top. Overall, I like this place. The only reason why they lost a star is because the two times I came here, I didn't see any of their staff wearing a mask.

Rockaway has always been my favorite go-to beach destination as it's just close enough to home, yet feels like a real authentic beach when you get there. At first, there was not much to eat in this area but thankfully more food places have opened up recently. After a long, peaceful day spent at the beach, I was hungry so I decided to check out meat up grill. It's right on the main stretch so as soon as you get off the boardwalk, it's a short walk. The location is standard sized and fast casual so you go to the front place your order and wait for your food. I tried the mozzarella sticks, chicken tenders and fries, and the burger with their special sauce. You can customize your food as much as possible- and it's served fresh and made to order. The staff is also incredibly friendly. I love the quality of the food and it really fills you up especially if you were out in the sun all day. Highly recommend anyone who is in the area!!

I could not have asked for a better post-beach experience at The Meat Up Grill. This place is a great addition to restaurant row (as I call it) on Beach 116 St. The restaurant is pretty much all you want in terms of burgers, fries, and ice cream. While the grill has fun, fatty burgers, they also have a few healthy bowls for the more health-conscious folks. During my visit, I went with the Tsunami, which was a bacon cheeseburger with onion rings and coleslaw. I gotta say that this burger definitely was one of the best burgers that I have eaten over the past few months. The burger was a great reward from a day of sitting on the beach and sucking in my belly to look skinnier. Unfortunately, I was a bit too full to try an ice cream cone or a milkshake. Hopefully, I can try out the grill's desserts during my next visit to the Rockaways. Also, I found the staff to be very friendly during my visit, and the service was very much on point.

I love this place. I also think they have a good creative perspective on burgers, chicken sandos, bowls, snacks - I love it. On IG I saw the blackened salmon option on a salad and I was enamored. You never know if your meal will look like the IG posting and IT DIIIID and more. You eat w ur eyes first and the first bite was heavenly. What a delectable dish. I also got the dragon salad because how can I resist wonton confetti!?!? Also delicious and present beautifully. And these were take out orders. Ah! That tahini dressing should be bottled and sold in 16oz jars. I can add that anything.

I've read a few bad reviews about this restaurant and I don't get it. I've been coming here for a year now ( at least once every 4-6 weeks) and the food is always freshly cooked, hot and delicious. The employees are ALWAYS kind, respectful , cheerful and upbeat with a smile on their faces. We came today and I ordered my favorite....the Meat Up burger with everything except cheese , fries and raspberry Snapple. The burger was as always delicious with MUG sauce, pickles, lettuce & onions.?The patty was fresh not frozen and cooked perfectly. The fries are always golden brown on the outside and tender on the inside and perfectly salted........even though I'm a salt addict and always add more My son ordered the OG Burger that has 2 patty's, bacon, pickles, lettuce, MUG sauce ........ he doesn't like onions. I barely had time to snap a pic before he inhaled the burger. He's pretty picky about his burgers but he loved the OG burger and is irritated with me because I haven't brought him here in the last year ‍ All in all, this is great restaurant and a fantastic addition to our community. We needed a good burger place (they have other dishes also) here. There's enough pizza places, chinese/japanese/sushi restaurants, spanish/mexican restaurants, thai food, seafood and chicken restaurants here I highly recommend Meat Up grill to anyone that wants fresh prepared, hot delicious meal or even a salad.

Great food fast delivery and has different styles and variations of bar food casual food to offer

I thought the burger was way overpriced dry and tasteless. The outside dining shed is dirty and smells disgusting it should be removed. The inside wasn't much cleaner I didn't like the service I received and burger and fries were meh both times . . Avoid Avoid Avoid Next up and next door Crustinos pizza Pizza had a weird taste and smell again the service was terrible inside the tables have zero condiments on them and they threw my change on the counter 4 dollar regular slices is out of control. Keep it I do have to admit I kept noticing how dirty the outside dining structure gross also 1 star Avoid Avoid Avoid

Ordered takeout for the family after a beach day. We tried the meet up burger, tsunami burger and the beast. All were a hit with my family. The meat up burger is simple w pickles and their house sauce (MUG sauce). The tsunami is a bacon cheeseburger with an onion ring, coleslaw (not too much Mayo), pickles and BBQ sauce. Mr brother really liked the beast: it's a cheeseburger w pepper jack, an onion ring, mushrooms and bacon with the MUG sauce. It's a little spicier than the rest. All their burgers are 1/4lb brisket beef on a potato roll. The milkshakes are also great! Next time I'll be trying a double! Love this spot... 5 star!

The RUDEST woman behind the counter. I should have walked out before allowing her to complete my order but my husband and children were waiting at home to eat. I would starve before I spent another dollar there!!! The restaurant is somewhat cute. The menu seemed like the food WOULD have be good but it's not. They are selling overpriced frozen, processed crap that tastes like you just ate at a 711. Sloppy food... cheap tasting buns. All for the whopping price of $45 with a generous side of shitty attitude. Little neighborly advice to the restaurant: You are a local restaurant, striving to thrive in a "locals" community in the off-season. The tourist season is only 90 days long... Don't bite the hands that feed you! So many more places in Rockaway to for food.. good food... not this nonsense. The system forces you to give a star but this should be a NEGATIVE STAR rated establishment!

It's like the ultimate guilty pleasure spot. Their cheese fries are seriously addictive--perfectly cheesy and crispy. And their burgers? Oh man, they're next level! Juicy, flavorful, and just downright delicious. Seriously, don't miss out on this place!

Nothing special and the food is overpriced. Five Guys has taster burgers . Another nothing special Rockaway place

Amazing Mac and cheese! Service was amazing so nice! Ambiance was good! Thank you so much!

Hands down the best new food addition to the Rockaways'!! I've tried everything on their menu also have them add chicken to salads.... This place is on point, service, quality, delivery/pick up. No blaring music in the background so they can hear exactly what you want! Read other reviews and not sure what there're saying about microwaved? Never did myself/family or friends ever think/taste any food was microwaved always cooked fresh to order!!

The food is very tendery I think there chicken is way too tendery and it is like so burnt and I like there fries it is very good the service is ok not a popular spot in the Rockaway but I think it can be noticed more

my friends and family absolutely love this place!! we've ordered from here multiple times and each time the quality is great with our orders being spot on. the fries well done and their special MUG sauce are one best pairs. their salads are always fresh and so so good!highly recommend, they're such a great place to have on the peninsula

So good. Everything on the menu is delicious. Especially the grilled chicken sandwich and the shakes. The kids love the grilled cheese sandwiches and French fries that are just the right amount of crispiness. Bonus - they have pinball machines.

Great spot near the beach. Shared the Fonz burger, fries and a salad with a friend. Excellent food all around

Happy to say we order from here very very frequently! Salads and burgers are amazing always fresh abs tasty. Great choice if you just don't feel like cooking dinner. Our fam fav are is the tsunami burgers and the dragon bowl Salad! Yummy good Pickup or delivery your choice! Must try for yourself. Tell the cami sent you. Enjoy

Good food!!! But the service is really off putting. Never any kind of recognition that a customer has walked into the establishment. Would be nice to hear hello or welcome... heck I'll take some kind of eye contact. The young lady working the register is their only saving grace in terms of any kid of customer service. I want to give one star but again their food is good and creative. Fusion inspired classics work here. Expect loooong wait for food unless you preorder. Such a shame. Employee meeting agendas should include training on creating welcoming and friendly inclusive culture. Best of luck!

Best burgers in Rockaway plain and simple. Not the healthiest but definitely the burger you have either when you are drinking or hungover. Kudos for getting it right!!!!!!!!

The food in the Yelp pictures is absolutely not that they are serving at the Meat Up Grill. Like Ally C says, Meat Up Grill's food is purely of convenience. It is 7/11 style, sloppy and depressing fast food. It could be cooked by a 12 year old and a microwave. In fact, the menu could also be designed by a 12 year old! Grilled cheese, chicken tenders, cheese fries with congealed cheese. When we were there, they had to take a break from taking orders because they were so overwhelmed. I wouldn't be so offended if it wasn't so expensive. Not worth it. Pack a sandwich, save your money.

Solid choice that's ahead of what's to come on Rockaway. This place is going to change the next 10 years and won't be recognizable. This place is a reflection of the change that's coming. Unique, quality ingredients, amazing taste, all while investing into an area about to blow up. Nice work! Buddha bowl was top notch, ribeye sandwich so on point. If I had any constructive criticism it would be do have an au jus with the sandwich and offer three toppings with the sandwich. It's understandable to up charge but the added toppings are "free" marketing which will take the sandwich from great to unbelievable. Good luck!

Nice looking place, very clean BUT the food I received was not very good at all. Very disappointing considering that their food from the Riis Park location was always very good. The chicken sandwich was definitely microwaved.( no doubt) The inside was piping hot and the outside crust was barely warm and not crispy. Telltale evidence of a reheated piece. What makes it even more of a shame was it was actually a nice piece of chicken. The burger I ordered medium rare was cooked more to medium well. (Possibly waved as well?)Not one hint of pink or juice. Not sure if the bacon or the slaw on it were the source of the salt bomb. I did not pick up one hint of any aroma coming from the kitchen and the order came out way to fast for these items to be cooked fresh. Make sure you go to the restroom before you come here as there are no restrooms available. Callie's on 129 st blows them out of the water as does Popeyes. Please step up your game folks and get rid of the microwave.

Got the Nashville hot chicken sandwich, fries, and pb&j bite.. little pricey sandwich could have been way spicier like a real Nashville hot chicken. But with that said quality cooked and prepared food. Next time will try something different burgers looked good!

The food was amazing! Already one of the best places to eat in Rockaway! Chicken was perfect and fresh along with the Mac and Cheese.

Great service, very accommodating. Nice place to eat and relax a bit after a long bike ride.

Great little beach shack with fast service and great fries! Steps away from the beachfront and the end of the Rockaway Shuttle, and definitely worth the trip from time to time, which is weird to say for a fast food joint, but they're really quite good.

Yikes!! What a disappointment. My husband & I are foodies, we love a great menu & great food, this place was not it. The website features amazing items that look incredibly delicious, we went there and were completely puzzled by the menu. Then we found out there was another location. Ohhh that makes sense this must of been a pop up of sorts. NOPE, other location offers about 8 menu choices, 2 burgers, a hot dog, a braut, chicken fingers, 2 types of fries. Where's all the other food from the web site? I ordered chicken fingers, 2 fries, a braut and an OG burger. $54.00 ?!?!? The burger had nothing on it but cheese, I basically paid $17 for a double cheeseburger, no guyere, no mushroom or onion or bacon, forget the frozen fries & a braut with only sauerkraut on it, no peppers or onions as pictured on a martins potato roll. The fingers were rock solid fried , threw them away. It took 25 minutes to get this crap. Meanwhile I ordered fried Brussels sprouts next door which were delicious by the way & the order was up before I got my change. I was so disappointed in this place. Everyone that walked back with food from every other place looked delicious and fresh. I had total food envy. Not to mention the bar next to this place is sooooo over priced. It cost us $30 yes $30 for a frozen margarita & a beer. Save yourself the trouble. Order from the seafood Restaurant next to them or the Carna place. Bring your own beer. Total buzz kill.

Enjoyed my first trip here, had the Buffalo chicken sandwich and tasted my friends burger. It was really good. The buff chicken was different then I'm used to (not blazing hot) but still good

I went in for a Dragon Bowl, ordered a Dragon Bowl and got a Buddha Bowl, but even with the mixup, I'll still be back. I didn't know how good the Buddha bowl was until I got one! Flavorful and filling!

Very nice they supplied some delicious soups to my hospital during this crisis. Must say very delicious Cuban black soups and white bean very yummy and filling ! many thanks for kind gesture and look forward to visiting once this things resume . Thank you ! NYP uptown !

Heard about this place on Rachael Ray a while back and I popped in to try a burger and was very impressed. I'll definitely be back.

Friendly service. Professional staff. Ordered chicken tenders (4) and French fries (one size, what I would consider fast food size small/medium). Total $22. Very low quality, frozen food. What you get on sale at the grocery store is of higher quality. You're paying for the convenience of beach food. Truly, nothing more.

We've eaten from here about twice a week since they've opened. Everything is fresh and perfectly cooked! We do take out and the burgers still come nice and pink in the middle. Love the Tsunami!! Probably one of the best burgers I've eaten and their chicken sandwiches are amazing! The Ko Chi Crunch is my personal favorite. My kids LOVE the PB&J burger. Can't eat there without getting their Chip wreck. The truffle grilled cheese is amazing too. I could go on. I hope they stay around a while because they are definitely one of the best places to order from in Rockaway. NEVER disappointed!

I am commenting on the catering of Meat Up Grill that will be in a new location soon. We ordered some extras for New Years Day to go with my usual filet mignon roast. We got the lasagna with meat and sausage, mashed potatoes , cheddar cheese buns with honey butter and a Chinese cabbage salad. Everything was fresh and delicious, and the instructions given with it were detailed and easy to follow. I have catered from the owner in the past for a few bridal showers and his food is creative and delicious. Never disappointed and I am looking forward to see what his storefront location will offer.

This place is great. Their Kim chi chicken sandwich is amazing. The people working here are friendly. The burgers are good. I recommend this anytime someone is looking for food in rockaway